My Little Hero

Chapter 2

Fluttershy awoke to the morning sun beaming down on her. A think warm blanket snuggled against her frame, making her close her eyes, unable to find the energy to rise. As she did so her thoughts would drift to the dream she had, had. And to the strange creature that was at the epicenter of it all. “So…very…strange…”She would say as sleep threated to overtake her.

*THUMBTHUMBTHUMBTHUMBTHUMBTHUMB*

She was rudely awaken by several knocks upside her head. When it stopped her eyes rocked back and forth before swirling in dizziness. When she finally regained her composure she would looked toward the one that had assaulted her.

It bounced in front of her, a little white bunny with a cotton like tail. It had folded his arms about its chest and was giving her a nasty glare. “Angel? What’s wrong? Did i-”

The smell of food cut her off in mid-sentence. Smiling, she would float down the stairs (Which might not been as surprising as one would think due to her being a pegasus). “Oh, Angel. Did you cook ma ’ma breakfast? How-“  She stopped talking when she saw the creature from yesterday turning around to look at her.

He had re-clothed himself in the outfit he had on before. A black no-sleeve shirt and tan pants. They were still ripped but still (To her surprise) quite wearable.

“Oh! Your awake. Ah…you ok? That was a pretty nasty faint.” There was a touch of concern in his tone. Something she would have noticed if she didn’t ‘EPP!’ and zipped under the couch. The creature couldn’t help but watch as the little bunny Angel slipped in after her and pushed her out in front of him. He was tall…Almost the same size as Celestia. The yellow-furred mare shook like a leaf in a typhoon as she looked up upon him. The creature, finding the whole thing completely awkward, scratched the back of his head with, what she noticed, a furry paw with long appendages, and gave a nerves chuckle.

“I…I’m not gonna hurt you if that’s what your thinking.” He gave her a kind smile raising his ‘Paws’ showing that he meant her no harm.

After a long time of looking this way and that way. Anyway but at him. She would lower her head and spoke in a quiet voice. “W-Who are you? What are you?”

The creature placed a paw on his chest, gesturing to himself. “I am Knights…Knights Kazuki. It’s a pleasure to meet you.”

That was not something she had expected. Manners. Despite that she would look away, her ears folded back against her head. He looked down and noticed Angel looking up at the butter-yellow mare, an annoyed look on his face. He made a snapping sound with his paw (Which inadvertently caused her to “EPP”) and made his way into the kitchen. After a few seconds he would return with a nice, big, juicy carrot. Fluttershy watched as the he bent over and extend his arm, holding out the morsel to the bunny. The bunny instantly responded by bouncing over, a smile on its face. It took the carrot from Knights’s hand and would then proceed to nuzzle his leg as the bunny began to bite into its favorite food.

Fluttershy couldn’t help not hiding her surprise. “Angel has never token food from anyone else before…let alone nuzzles them like that.”

Knights chuckled as he reached to pet the little bunny behind the ears. “Is that so? Well I was always told I’ve had away with animals.”

He slowly stood up and made his way to the kitchen. As he did so, Fluttershy, against better judgment, would follow noticing the scent of pancakes and strawberries. Peeping around the door, she would see the creature standing at the counter, chopping a strawberry. When he was done with that, he went on to the stove, and poured the last of some batter into a pan. With precision, he would flip the now forming pancake, letting the other side harden before pouring it onto an already made stack of fluffy, puffy, goodness. Picking up the plate and a bowl full of cut strawberries he would gently place both items on the table. Fluttershy slowly made her way to the table, giving the food a good sniff when she got there.”

“Oh…My…” She would say taking in the sight before her. “Did you do all of this yourself?”

He gave her a bright smile, folding his arms about his chest when he did so. “Yeah…I was always told I was a good cook.”

“Your good at a lot of things…aren’t you?” She gave him a small smile.

“Heh, heh…I suppose…”

They were quite for a long time, Fluttershy studying the male, and Knights letting her. She barely moved, blinking only when she needed to. Despite her not knowing what he was…who he was…Somewhere in the deep recessives of her mind, she felt she could trust him. She couldn’t explain it…she just could for some reason.

“Fluttershy…”

He was slightly taken aback by her suddenly speaking. “Parden?”

“My name…Its Fluttershy…”

He looked at her for a second longer before smiling. Holding out his paw to her he would great her in a formal tone. “ It’s a pleasure to meet you Miss Fluttershy.”

She looked at his paw for the longest time before smiling as well. She held up her forehoof and let it rest in the palm of his odd looking paw.  “Likewise…Mr. Kazuki.”

*****

At the exact time Fluttershy was put into a fainting spell, Rarity would be gracing Twilight and spike with her presence. She would have come to meet then sooner but she insisted that she have some time to fix her hair. “You must always look your best “Was one of her many…many…mottos on fashion. As she came down the stairs, greeting her two friends, Twilight would have an annoyed look on her face while Spike would just be floating on airs, admiring the perfect unicorn in front of him.

“Well?” The white mare would say, flipping her purple mane and posing for the two of them.

“Amazing!!” Spike blurted out.

“What he said.” Twilight would say, rolling her eyes.

“I know right?” Rarity would say, puffing her mane’s curls with a hoof. “Now then Twilight, what can I do for you?”

Finally glad to be back on topic, Twilight would begin. “Rarity, I have a few questions for you. First of all, did you feel anything…strange lately…last night maybe?”

“Last night?” She thought for a moment. “Well…I WAS rudely awaken by some…feeling…I can’t quite explain it, but it felt a little…how do you say…overwhelming.”

Twilight gave Spike an ‘I told you so’ look for which he responded by the rolling of his eyes. Looking back at Rarity she would then ask. ”Did you see any bright lights?”

“I’ll say. That, my dear Twilight, is what broke the mules back.” She thought for a moment before making her way to the window. “No offence.”

“None taken.” A homely looking gray donkey would say.

She came back over to her friends before continuing. “That light shined into my room, pulling me completely from my sleep.”

“Did you see where it came from?” Twilight asked.

“Sadly…no. It disappeared with I got to the window.”

“I see…” She was sure it was the same light that was above the Everfree Forest.

“Is…something going on Twilight?” Rarity asked, a concerning tone in her voice.

“I’m not sure…” A burp, followed by a flame came out of Spikes mouth. The flame would then form into a letter in which Twilight would catch and unravel hastily with her magic. Reading the contents therein she her eyes would turn to pinpricks before stuffing the letter into her saddlebag. Before Spike or Rarity had a chance to ask what it was about Twilight would be giving them orders. Spike! I need you to go get Pinkie Pie and Applejack. Rarity. You get Rainbow Dash. I’ll get Fluttershy. We’re all to meet at Books and Branches.”

“What’s going on!?” Both the white mare and the dragon would ask.

“I’ll tell you when you get the others. Now lets get going!”

*****

Fluttershy would be at her home, enjoying the company that was Knights.

“So how did you get here? Where did you come from?” Fluttershy asked cleaning up the dishes that was left over after their breakfast. He was right. He was a good cook.

“I…That’s kinda hard to explain…In order for me to tell you I would have to start with…a fight…”

“A-A fight?”

“Yeah…you see…”

*FLASHBACK*

The landscape was bleak. Back and gray was the only noticeable colors all around. Even the sky would refuse to let even a bit of color show. The sound of thunder could be heard in the distance. It wasn’t a natural thunder though. It crackled and buckled around the palm of a certain brown furred creature. Blood seeped from the many cuts that were on his body, a look of defiance was in his eyes as he faced what looked like a living shadow. It stood over 9 feet tall, black tentacles flowing freely throughout its body. Evil, yellow eyes glaring down upon the boy.

**“What do you hope to accomplish?”* He would ask, its voice raspy and weary. Though it did not look it, it was quite beaten. “You cannot stop the coming darkness…NO ONE CAN!!”*

Knights huffed, looking at him form the corner of his eye. “You say that like you don’t have faith in me.”

The Shadow roared before lunging its tentacles at him, in which Knights responded by rolling out of the way, a stream of lighting following after him as he did so. He then got to his feet and went into a mad headlong sprint, the energy in his paw becoming wilder by the second. The shadow tried its best to stop him, but was it was to no avail. Knights jumped high in the air, the lighting in his paw now pulsing and crackling louder than before. He came rushing down upon the Shadow striking it with the lightening in his palm, it roared in pain before smacking the boy away. After a rough landing Knights slowly began to pick himself up, struggling to do so. In spite of the pain he was in, he couldn’t help but chuckle. “That one sounded like it hurt…”

A bright light shone upon the battle, though for some reason it felt…cold. Knights looked up and immediately his smile would fade and dread overtook his continence.

The shadow not missing his reaction formed a creepy, sharp tooth grin. “What’s the matter boy…why the long face…” He looked up, as if seeing the light for the first time. *“Oh…are you looking at this. You must know what this is right…I’m sure you do. If you know than you know you cannot top it…”** It laughed then, sending a chill up Knights’s spine.*

Knights cursed the fates for not noticing it sooner and ran full speed toward the shadow, bright violet lighting forming in his palm once again. As he reached the shadow a wide bright beam came upon the duo, enveloping them whole. When it subsided all that was left was where they once were, with no sigh that they were ever there to begin with.

*END FLASHBACK*

“…After that, I don’t remember. It was all a blur.” He finished his tale with a sigh.

“Oh…my…”She had stayed silent, throughout the story not making a peep. Now that it was done she decided to voice her curiosity. “What was the light…if you don’t mind telling me that is…”

The light was…a teleporting spell…of sorts…”

“A…spell…You mean magic?”

“Yeah…I know you have no reason to believe me but it’s the truth…I promise you.”

She looked at him for a long time before saying. “I…believe you…”

A knock came upon Fluttershy’s door, causing them both to jump (Fluttershy doing so a little higher). After regaining their composure Fluttershy would call out “Who is it?

“It’s Twilight. We have an emergency!”

She looked toward Knight who just nodded before making his way up the stairs. Seeing that he was out of sight Fluttershy would open the door for her friend. “A-an emergency?”

“That’s right come with me.” Twilight said before turning to head back into the town.

“W-where are we going?”

“To the library. We need all the girls present.”

“Why?”

Twilight turned to face the shy pony. “Celestia has summoned us.”